Do you have any secrets you want to share? (If so, share them! Change names or whatever else around to protect identities as you see fit.)

By prowling my ex-husband's fb I found out that my former MIL died, and by prowling my ex-boyfriend's fb I found out that his twin brother died. I am not surprised by either one, but it feels weird to know and I can't tell anyone who knew them without admitting that I was poking around on facebook, which is embarrasing.

I actually had quinoa for the first time when I was in the hospital for a couple of days last summer. They had a LOT of vegan options on their menu, and this was like a pilaf or something. There were vegetables in it and it was delicious. I can't seem to get it to be that good. Maybe I'm getting the wrong kind or not rinsing it enough before cooking it.

Okay, what does a vegan do when they get a cold? Besides suffer, that is?

Toast is my favorite food! I could probably eat a whole loaf of toast for one meal if I let myself, but I normally try to keep it to about two pieces at a time. In the morning for breakfast I usually have nut butter or occasionally Smart Balance Light, and jam. Today I had almond butter and fig butter. Yum. For a snack, I like EB or SB and nooch or marmite/vegemite. The same is really good along side soup or salad for lunch or dinner.

_________________Did you notice the slight feeling of panic at the words "Chicken Basin Street"? Like someone was walking over your grave? Try not to remember. We must never remember. - mumblesIs this about devilberries and nazifruit again? - footface

Do you think Obama will be able to get any policy work through with Congress staying Republican controlled?

I would like to think that the GOP would realize that their strategy of 'block everything Obama tries in order to make him look bad and therefore be unelectable' was a turd and might have played a part in costing them the election. But no, I don't think he'll get a ton done because I think they will still block everything they can. We're just so divided that it's sickening.